Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005: ISSN 1445-7253
A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Conference abstracts and papers
This section contains information on recent conferences. If you are aware of any conferences that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.
- International Symposium on Human Rights in Public Health: Research, Policy & Practice added 1 April 2005
- 8th National Rural Health Conference - Central to Health: Sustaining Well-Being in Remote and Rural Australia added 26 April 2005
- 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and
Education Conference added 18 May 2005
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International Symposium
on Human Rights in Public Health: Research, Policy & Practice
3 - 5 November 2004, Melbourne, Victoria
The symposium was organised by Melbourne University, Monash University and VicHealth. The theme of the conference was ’Exploring human rights for the improvement of the health of mainstream and marginalised populations’.
Abstracts, papers and presentations from the conference can be accessed on the Researching Health and Human Rights website.
Two presentations of relevance to Indigenous health include:
- Reynolds C. Indigenous health and human rights: some constitutional
issues
View paper (PDF - 288 KB)
View presentation (Powerpoint - 74 KB) - Smith R, Briggs D. The Koori courts in Victoria
View presentation (Powerpoint - 483 KB)
8th National Rural Health Conference - Central to Health: Sustaining
Well-Being in Remote and Rural Australia
10 - 13 March 2005, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
National rural health conferences have contributed to a number of major policy and program developments and have helped build the national strategy for rural general practice. The aim of this conference was to provide an opportunity to assess progress with this strategy, the lessons learned, and how to apply these lessons to advance the interests of other health professionals. The conference aimed to reflect on contemporary remote and rural health environments, emerging issues, and the interests of health consumers, service providers, researchers and policy makers from all relevant sectors. Presentations included contributions from and about health service managers, allied health professionals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and nurses.
Ten key recommendations were endorsed by delegates and are being put forward as a basis for improving health in remote and rural Australia. The full set of recommendations provides an overview of suggestions for better health generated by various sessions and papers before and during the 8th National Rural Health Conference.
View:
- HealthInfoNet current topic
- Conference papers (available on the ABC website)
- Conference recommendations page
- Key recommendations (PDF - 99KB)
- Full set of recommendations (PDF - 171KB)
- 8th National Rural Health Conference website
2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference
14 - 16 November, Perth, Western Australia
The objective of this conference was to bring together professionals with an interest in road safety to: further develop their knowledge and expertise; explore the progress and future directions for road safety both nationally and internationally; and identify opportunities to contribute to the success of road safety outcomes.
The papers from the conference are now available on the Australasian road safety research, policing and education conference proceedings website. Two of the papers presented at this conference address road safety issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations:
- Russell-Weisz L. Preparing for 2006: changes to open load space
legislation
View paper (PDF – 129KB) - Hawkes E. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clearing house
for road safety material
View paper (PDF – 119KB)
